James Lovell Amen to that then we wonder why Authors loath their work chopped down especially long running series, JK Rawlings is the only author that had see her work become reality something that the Hollywood fail to execute when it comes to books > blockbusters

James Lovell They aren't putting seven books into one film. This is, if you want to get technical, a sequel. If you read the seven books, this is going to be cinematic fan service.

don't forget the TV series coming after this. also starring Idris Elba

James, you are absolutely correct. This could have been amazing as a series like Game of Thrones.

crime petrolames Lovell

In September 2016, Entertainment Weekly reported that following the release of the film, a TV series set within the same continuity is scheduled to be released in 2018. Both Elba and Taylor are set to reprise their roles as Roland and Jake respectively. Reportedly the series will potentially fill in the backstory to the film, being based on King's The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass, and star a younger actor playing a young Roland

I've been saying this for about 15 years now. Either that or in anime format on Adult Swim on Cartoon Network or HBO, etc.

+alikalee Honestly, I doubt the film will do well enough to keep that plan going. Sony doesn't have a good track record with movies recently, and to most people this probably just looks like an average action movie.

Netflix better

Yes, my thoughts exactly. It is better suited to a series adaptation.

YuGo Asap4Ever LOL what does this mean?

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@pc zombie God your fking dumb

I do not brush my teeth with toothbrush He who brushes his teeth with toothbrush has forgotten the face of his father I brush teeth with my hands

YuGo Asap4Ever This comment is funnier to me than it should be.

Scott Blade can’t agree anymore

I like this comment

not gud book better movie ok books amazing best

You speak true Scott Balde and I say thank ya.

Alright alright. He's gonna be one chilled out villain...

The man in black must like Lincolns

oof

Yeah right 😂😂😂😂

No he's worse, he's a DEMOCRAT!

Brad C yes! I've been waiting since I was a kid for this to be out on screen.. I remember first reading "TDT The gunslinger" only because I judged the book by its awesome cover. I knew they'd be able to pull it off eventually.

ded a chek? did a chik?

Do they have oy the Billy bumbler?

@@jamesj9744 dada chum dada chee. Not to worry, you got the key.

While it didn't come CLOSE to the books, as a standalone movie I thought they could have done a lot worse.

It is.

lmao

aye, you speak true Valery sai.

Evan Saltare The reason according to Business Insider: "The mini-trailer isn’t for you or me, It’s there for the random person on Facebook. That trailer highlight reel, which autoplays as a person scrolls through their mobile Facebook feed, is designed to catch a reader’s eye. Since people are scrolling quickly, the trailer only has a second or two to grab them before they’re on to the next thing. And since all trailers start with the same bland boring MPAA green card, this is a way to hook an audience immediately."

Mark Wow. I'm shocked. I asked a question and got a genuinely helpful answer that taught me something new. Thanks Mark. I haven't had a Facebook account since 2010 so I'm not familiar with how all that operates anymore.

A few years ago when the "skip in 5 seconds" button became prevalent on youtube, I thought to myself, eventually, these companies are going to notice this and try to cram something really interesting into the first 5 seconds to make people not press the skip button. When I first saw these really short trailer-before-the-trailers, I knew this was the reason. A trailer is to convince us to see the film, the mini is there to convince you to watch the trailer.

Evan Saltare Also when this video is used as an ad on other KZfaq videos it's meant to catch your attention before you are able to press skip ad.

People's ADD is the culprit

His name is the gun slinger

And is the gunslingers name Stephen Paddock?

Murica!!!!

America, where the Govt and the people own guns. Everywhere else it’s just the Govt

"the world" is always America in the movies lol

Lol I know u must be joking

@@potatostudios3588 Sure am.

Only thing good I can say about the movie is it made me look up the Dark Tower books lol

Complete deviation from the book. From the very first scene on, its just wrong

@@potatostudios3588 you must not have ever read the books.The way they are doing it in the movie,it all revolves around Jake,which didn't happen in the novels.Also,Roland wasn't black,he was white....

The editors for these trailers truly have a skill. I get goosebumps almost all the time for them no matter how bad the movie.

what even is it that you want to communicate?

Cop Perry Dont...you dont have long left❤️

Are you seriously that openly racist? And you got baited into being so by a jokey comment?

I don't think is has to do with being racist - just Idris Elba being badass

knaengt We're responding to Cop Perry, not the OP

also no Oy, no Blaine The Mono, very little of Waste Lands, no DT 2, no DT 4, no DT 6 and mainly a very little outta DT 7

Yo you right

@some fat loser with no friends or life lol

Ok now that it's been 2 years and everythings died down I kinda enjoyed this movie.

There are other worlds than these!

and im pretty sure the same Stephen King will say `they destroyed my books` right after the opening of the movie. he never liked his movie adaptations

+kain kabil King has already seen the movie. He remarked, "I thought that the trailer was terrific, and I’ve seen the movie, and I think it’s also terrific. I think people are going to be very pleased with both that and The Dark Tower. I’m very fortunate about that." He also said, that "It’s really sort of a stew, which is one of the reasons why I love this movie for taking ideas from the book and joining them in a different way, while keeping the cores of the books."

[...], there are other worlds than these.

Ben Parrish I’ve heard talk that they’re doing exactly that.

@@TimeTravelinc they just gave up the project ... :'(

Abandoned the tv show. Thank God. the casting was atrocious.

And it aint this one lol

this "movie" isnt dark tower, its a abomination

Best reaction here

Trust me the book will take you on a journey. Please read them. I'm up to the third book myself.

It is a series of books. No way the movie can match it.

Same. I think that's what's so great about books being adapted as movies. Even if they suck, they let people know that these books exist and that you should check them out.

That's how I was inspired to read the books. Saw the trailer, read them, and then watched the movie...... Then I died inside not knowing humanity was capable of such cinematic failure...

and a little state called texas

Raymond Chen kek

Avery Weathers AND Out Second Amendment!

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Еric0816 There was going to be a series based on the Wizard and Glass flashback to Mejis. It got dropped though, so now we're back to square one. :-/

2 hour movie? This movie literally is 95 minutes including credits and still impossible. Could've been better as a TV series instead

Well I mean it would’ve been a great series of films no idea why they tried to blend 8 books not including the comics and other works about it into a single short film

Actually it was "you'll really like Earth, alot"

America is tryin' to hate on us gun and bullet buyin' folk!😡

@@Sorel366 please tell me you understood the joke

@@tylerprime9555 Government trying to get us to relinquish our firearms is the joke.

Nada Mas nice references you caught. Nice work by the director

Nada Mas I wonder if Stephen King will be in the movie like he is in the books. That would make these Easter eggs even more interesting.

It's more likely that King will have a cameo in the movie (as he's done with practically all of his movies), but they'll treat the character King writes as a character and get someone else to portray the role. When King was in the books it flopped back and forth between being 24 or 25 and then his early fifties during the accident and the second time he interacts with the gunslinger and crew.

mmm if i remember correctly, roland prefers sugar to guns also popkins

He really likes soda and fish sandwiches haha

Pepsi

Bombaman5632 Popkins. And Pepsi. 😂😂😂😂😂

“I do not aim with my hand; he who aims with his hand has forgotten the face of his father. I aim with my eye. I do not shoot with my hand; he who shoots with his hand has forgotten the face of his father. I shoot with my mind. I do not kill with my gun; he who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father. I kill with my heart.” to be more accurate..

Is this kiddie film sponsored by the National Rifle Association?

Me too, I lovede the books. But I'm a bit scared if they are gonna squeeze 7 books into 1.5 hour of film.

They're not, this story is a continuation of the books.

Shouldn't a continuation of the books work out exactly like the books again, except for the very ending?

Mr Everything This wins!

I laughed a lot to this comment

Mr Everything lol!

Win

I always think of Soranno from Major League. Then I think of Jobu

I like hearing Idris Elba recite the oath despite its omissions. The first book was so simple and would have made such a good first installment. Instead, here we are on a floor of the tower where the members of the studio responsible forgot the faces of their fathers.

exactly! but the main problem is probably the whole format. the book series is entirely too long for films and it touches subjects that scares filmstudios. also adding that Roland isn't really a likable main character, at least not at the start of the books. just imagine The Dark Tower as a tv-series with an R-rating. that's what it should have been @@SamTerrazas

I came here to make this exact comment lol

Ban high capacity assault hearts!

Argyle The Galactic Nomad guns don't kill people but they sure help

You must never have attended any of Cort's lessons

WreckDem Squirts what lessons sounds cool??

guns dont kill people. people who has guns do

Not Hollywood, Sony.

Adam Murphy well you know what I mean :/

Yes, but sometimes they surprise you. Sony has been extra a hole-ish since before the hack.

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How many books are there ?

The developer better cry pardon

I thought the movie was coming out soon. I could have swore that It was only A few months ago that this trailer dropped. Came back to watch it because I was checking out stephen king books and wondered when it was coming out.

@@jjmcwill1881 boy have I got good news for you. ^^ Have you ever read the dark tower series?

@@ddangerton4229 not yet

@@jjmcwill1881 I'd definitely watch the movie first. It's probably really enjoyable if you don't haven't read the series yet. It's just impossible to do all 7 books justice with one movie, that's all. But if you're new to it, I think you'll have a blast. :)

yeah thats kinda odd to me too..

Morgana 277 did you read ANY of the books?

No, I plan to read them soon though. However, having not read the books has allowed me to love this movie nonetheless. I'm sure there are major differences between the two, but I feel it was a wonderful performance from the actors and an intriguing story like.

nah bro your gonna love school

@@jeremycolot1127 Nah bro, you're gonna love the AMERICAN school

Your capital D in desert confuses me...

The man in Black fled across the Desert, and the Black Man followed.

IRON FIST i was slightly disappointed that we didn't get to hear that in the trailer

It was the apotheosis of all deserts lol

Wait, is that a Dark Tower line? I haven't read the books, so I thought it was a Diablo 2 reference :p

I can recommend James Clavell, Patrick Rothfuss and Walter Moers to you.

@@bakhor332 yeah they all'r great

Try James herbert

it always needed to be a series

isnt that all there is to strive for?

Grenadier has a better one.

Hmm idk. Have you read the 7 books? There is so much more too it. I found it a bit stale.

Star news Corp I’ve never read a book in my life

Why davi santos? Believe me it's worth it books describe things that movies just can't

Star news Corp I’m joking I’ve read books, I wanna get into them

Ka

I bow to you for using "lobstrocity" in a sentence. It is my new favorite word, to be honest. So clever lol

Thank'ee Sai.

*Walter of Dim

ahahahahahahahahahaha

*I ain't got time to read*

Drum8888 I know. it might wreck me aswell

It's overwhelmingly disappointing.

Idris Elba is amazing.

Oh sh**, i dont understand anything about the connections bettween it and dark towers

@@Jargonn The turtle deffend the tower is the enemy of pennywise. You can easter egg of turtle in it chapter 1 and 2. Pennywise come earth when man in black attack the tower

and now doctor sleep by stephen king will come out

0:40 a picture from the overlook hotel from the shining

How? I liked it

@@battle_beast7605 If you read the books, you will know what I am talking about. The movie doesn’t even come close to following the plot of the books. They might as well have called the movie something else and changed the names of the characters. It really is very different. As far as an action movie goes, it’s not bad, but if you had spent years with this series, reading it as King was writing and anticipating a movie about a book series you have loved and then you find out that it is not at all like the books, I think you would feel some disappointment too. There is just so much that the movie left out or got wrong. Anyway, if you liked it, great, but I doubt you will find many fans of the books liking it, and you would think that audience would be the one that they’d want to watch this movie the most.

@@robr.5044 that makes a lot of sense thanks

@@robr.5044 I'm guessing they wanted to try something "original." The problem is if you know nothing about the books the movie is kinda dull, and falls apart near the end. It had potential, but simply not enough meat on the bones. And if you do know about the books, the movie is still kinda dull. It's one of those lose-lose situations.

Calvin Tagavilla lmao

1:01 Rank 2 quick reload

Maybe they might make a sequel or two to it? Hope so, this looks pretty interesting.

Personally, I think it would work best as both. A la Evil Dead/ Ash VS Evil Dead

Asvea

Sombra Corporation was involved for sure.

@@carbonatedgunslinger4115 North Central Positronics too

Dejan Gjorgievski I just watched it. I liked it. But it felt like half a movie

Kearndawg1 yeah he's a dame good actor

I don't think that's why people are mad. I think its because white people get hate when they are chosen to play characters that were originally another race (like the ghost in the shell movie) But when a black actor plays a character that was originally white and white people speak against it they still get hate.

vithuyan siva I think it's fucking stupid either way. it's a movie they can do whatever. unless they plug some dumbass social controversy into it I'm fine. idris elba is fucking awesome.

Kearndawg1 I'm not mad about it, there are just important character interactions that require Rolland to be white and Susannah to be black, but its clear they are only using the books as inspiration nothing more, and that's ok.

So in the case of Ghost in the shell, the setting is in Japan. They literally just cast Scarlet because she is a superstar. It works against the setting of the movie. However, seeing that the Dark Tower is a sequel to the books, Roland can actually be any race.

Jeeez, you're dumb.

the trailer is so lame, cliche dialogue, cliche dramatic silence then immediate loud noise, attempts at synchronizing the generic stock action music with on-screen events, then there's the complete and utter failure of conveying story and characters of the source material

Neither was Idris Elba

@@chriswilds5787 yeah it would have messed with the dynamics but it doesn’t even matter cause half the characters weren’t even there

​@@chriswilds5787swap them around and you got yourself a movie

"White kid"

dumb knobs

Totally agree, when I first heard they were making a movie of the dark tower I remember thinking "as long as I get a better Randall Flagg than the mulleted one from The Stand tv mini series I will be happy"

Already

We need background checks for the possession of hearts, man.

Cybermat47 Gunslinger in Kingdom Hearts 3 confirmed

And I'm always tired but never of you

Jake Andrews we know! just being an uber nerd.

I want to read the books, would you recommend reading them first?

The Gunsligner: The Dark Tower I. It's the perfect introduction to Roland and Jake, and by the look of this movie, neither one is going to spoil the other.

Jake Andrews I

+ShinobiNintendo I honestly would recommend reading them first. Due to certain plot devices I wouldn't want to spoil, you COULD probably watch this with no prior knowledge, but you'd be missing out on HUGE amounts of flavor and backstory if you didn't read the books. It's basically a personal choice, because there are 7 books and they get LOOOOOOONG, so it just depends on if you want to try and power through them before you see the movie. Edit: I guess 8 books, if you count 'The Wind Through the Keyhole". Arguably many more if you count all the books that reference and tie into the main series. But the 7 main books should be just fine.

@Diogo Pinto Nice catch that's really cool

AND randall flagg was in the stand and pennywise comes from rolands world

That's hilarious. 😂😂

Ded-a-chek? Did-a-chick?

where keeping our fingers this time around

cokablokblok?

Yea... Overlook Hotel returns in this movie?

Nice catch man!

You deserve all the cookies.

And that's Danny Torrance / Doctor Sleep interviewing Jake.

Excellent catch. I will most definitely be watching this. You can tell it's more than an action movie, very intentional with lots of hidden meaning in plain sight.

I mean I’d debate he was , maybe he just had faith that the boy who died in another world would respawn again. Jakes a call of duty character haha

@@drakoinx I'm not so sure. Roland didn't even recognise faith or family until maaaaybe Wolves of the Calla. Before then he was hardass no-nonsense lunatic. He was at his lowest, willing to exterminate an entire town because the Man in Black infected them instead of fleeing

@@senseweaver01 debatable from the beginning. He loved his parents and friends. Everyone he knew died and he was so ashamed he wouldn’t even tell people he was a gunslinger. He killed the town in self defence and it haunted him for awile. Wich also shows his growth because he watched his only friends die and entire civilizing wiped out by “the good man” I think it was. When you are followed by death and despair you gotta either give up or get hard. But not discard your emotions. Though I can see your argument for sure. He starts being more human after the second book I feel but the first book is also weird because it was written a long time ago vs the second

Fareeha Syeda I like the part when he says I got no love for a slut I put my thumb in her butt

Michel Gouzee

Thomas Jerome Harris um I think that was future who said that LMFAO good one

For those familiar with the entire story of the Dark Tower, this is technically a sequel.

You are right :)

I read the 2014 screenplay that this seems to follow. It pulls elements largely from books 1, 3, 6 and 7, a little of 8. Also some nice references to Hearts In Atlantis, It and The Stand along the way.

GeekFurious I hope they omit that abysmal ending with the grenade tossing old man.

That's not a good thing.

I quote the gunslinger creed whenever I play beer pong

How come ? Is it bad!

@@Mr_Bronx the film??? Ummm yes.

@@Mr_Bronx don’t listen to Joe. I personally loved The Dark Tower. However, I didn’t read the books. One thing I think people didn’t like, or maybe didn’t get, is that - at least in the movie - this story is essentially happening in a tween boy’s mind. As such, some of the plot points, dialogue, etc felt a bit….juvenile? Like, plot holes, cheesy dialogue, etc. But that’s one of the things I love about it! Other examples of this type of subtle departure from typical narrative perspective would be: - Axe Cop, the professionally illustrated graphic novel series…where the illustrator’s 5yo brother dictated all of the plots/words/character descriptions and the illustrator jotted it down like it was all serious 😆 - The Killing of a Sacred Deer: don’t wanna spoil this one too much, but basically, it took me until the end of the movie to realize the reason it was so stilted and strange and unrealistic is bc it was basically the revenge plot of an antisocial, developmentally delayed teen rewriting the people and happenings in his real life to be how he wanted.

@@DannyD-lr5yg I don't possess the conceptual repertoire like yourself it, but I liked the film for exactly what you're saying, because it reminded me of my own youth as a young teen with artistic creativity and intuition toward darker subject matters that my elders didn't quite get.